OLYMPIAD 2024
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Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math for a greener planet!
31st January, 2024
Application
Deadline:
Theme:
UNSDG 13
Round 1 - Intraschool
Dates: 1st - 16th Feb
Venue: School's Own Premises
Round 2 - Grand Finale -Interschool
Dates: 9th Mar
Venue: Kickstart MM Alam
Contact: +92 302 8246100
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@thestemlabpakistan
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Science Challenge
Students will be given instructions and materials to carry out the first Science Experiment with Carbon Di Oxide, a greenhouse gas and one of the 5 worst pollutants for the global environment. They will then proceed to use their scientific skills to enhance the results by manipulating the ingredients and executing the experiments again with the given materials.
Good to Know Beforehand
The Scientific Method and Science Lab Rules
Judgement Criteria Sample
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Technology Challenge
This challenge will be based on a few steps and will not be carried out on the Olympiad Round 1. Students will have time to work on this from the moment they register for the Olympiad. Teams will be required to present their work on the designated Round 1 Olympiad Day.
Step 1: Students will be challenged to work in teams and research on the local environmental issues we are facing. Google, ChatGPT, Bard or any other tool can be used for research.
Step 2: Based on their research, students will be required to pick any issue and brainstorm together for any innovation that involves technology tools to solve the problem.
Step 3: They will draw their idea on a plain A4. Submissions from all team member is encouraged but 1 submission per group is okay too.
Step 4: Design a Poster together, using Canva or any other digital design tool of their choice. Students will be presenting their poster to the judges on the day of Round 1. Email the drawing or it’s photo and the digital poster designs to thestemlabpakistan@gmail.com. Submission deadline for the tech task would be 2 days before the round 1.
Good to Know Beforehand:
IT Research Skills, A Digital Design App (e.g. Canva), Enthusiasm and Knowledge of Tech Tools
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Engineering Challenge
Students will be given an engineering challenge where they will follow the Engineering Design Process to problem-solve and find a solution to the challenge given. (For example, the famous Egg Drop Challenge)
Students will create something using the materials provided to them.
Engineering Challenge:
Engineering Design Process, creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking apart from teamwork
Judgement Criteria Sample:
Successful engineered product according to the challenge announced that day.
Mathematics Challenge:
Students will work together with each other to complete a Scavenger Hunt based on logic, puzzles and Mental Math according to their grade level categories.
Good to Know Beforehand:
Team Work, Basic Math Skills based on the 4 operations, grade-level multiplication tables, leadership, & resilience.
Judgement Criteria Sample:
The team that will complete the Scavenger Hunt in the minimum time will be the winner.
FAQs:
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Question: Can we register less than 4 students for a team?
Answer: Yes, you can. But 4 students in a team will have an advantage in terms of team work.
Question: Is there any syllabus? How will the students prepare?
Answer: This Olympiad will not be testing memory, but a thrilling events-based program full of hands-on challenges as mentioned above according to their age-categories.
Question: When will the first round take place?
Answer: In February. Dates options will be given by the school administration. We will be going to one school per day. The earlier you reserve the date, the better.
Question: When will the results be announced?
Answer: Round 2 – The Grand Finale will take place on the 9th March. We will announce the results for Round 1 at least a week before that. Round 2’s results will be announced right there and then and students will be rewarded on the same day.
ABOUT US
Curiosity Lab is a child enrichment program where children
are treated as the scientists of tomorrow. They experiment. They interact. They explore. Their curiosity is sparked, nurtured and fueled.
Children are guided by teachers who share their scientific curiosity and believe in the power of education, as they explore the world they inhabit through exciting experiments and ingenious demonstrations.
Science is taught with all its wonder intact.
To find out more about the awesome team of behind all our science and wonder, click below.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Children are born with an innate curiosity about the world they inhabit. Questions like, “why is the sky blue?” and “where do babies come from?” may get on your nerves at times, but to continuously ask those questions is what makes great scientists.
However, something unfortunate happens to a child’s wonderful curiosity as they grow up. We start with children who aspire to be scientists and finish with teenagers who are disillusioned with science.
We believe that the problem lies with formal education, where science is taught through “say so” and scarcely leaves the domain of textbooks. We don’t let children experiment, interact or experience science enough. We get them to focus on getting high test scores, while we neglect and forget their curiosity.
At Curiosity Lab, we don’t bore our students with dry theory. We constantly look for ways to make the science come alive. We believe that this is the only way for them to gain a clear understanding of, and an appreciation for what makes the world around them tick.
To find out more about the awesome team of behind all our science and wonder, click below.
THE MODULES
This is the heart and soul of what Curiosity Lab has to offer.
The Modules are a structured program consisting of weekly classes, taught in a small group setting. They give context to learning, by tying important scientific concepts together into an exciting overarching story, told through hands-on science.
(We have 20 established Modules that we run throughout the academic year and are adding new ones all the time. Click here to find out what they are.)
Students sign up for the term, typically 10 to 12 classes, and attend one class a week. Our terms run in line with the school academic term. (One-off class options are also available)
The Modules are designed for ages 4 and up, but are divided into 3 levels which are suitable for specific age ranges. All levels follow our constructivist approach but focus on different aspects of the Scientific Method.
To ignite and nurture innate curiosity and become lifelong learners. For ages 4 and 5.
These lessons turn passive spectators of the world into active questioners by exposing them to phenomena that awaken a sense of wonder.
Through free-form activities and experiments, students are encouraged to question the world they inhabit relentlessly, a quality shared by all great scientists.
To freely explore phenomena and discover the laws of nature. For ages 6 to 8.
These lessons build on innate curiosity and allow students to follow it wherever it leads with continuous and informal experimentation.
By developing inductive reasoning, where observations are examined for patterns that can inform a general theory, students discover the laws of nature.
To analyze information, with logic and tests, and discern “truth”. For ages 9 and above.
These lessons present claims of unknown validity which are tested with experiments devised and carried out by the students.
By developing deductive reasoning, where a general principle is used to make predictions backed up by empirical evidence, scientific thinking will become second nature.
For more information about our approach to education, please click here.
WINTER 2024
The Autumn 2024 term starts on the 8th of January and will end on the 22nd of March. There will be no classes during the Half-Term break (10th to the 16th of February).
There are 3 Modules being offered this term:
Blur the lines between science and magic by unleashing the power of chemical reactions in a real-life Potions class.
Pull back the curtain on your favourite tricks and illusions, and reveal the science that makes magic tick.
Join the ranks of legendary heroes as we fight crime by exploring the science of superheroes, espionage and forensics.
DETAILS
Term begins on the 8th of January, 2024.
Term ends on the 22nd of March, 2024.
No classes during the half-term break (10-16 of February).
All classes are held out of Curiosity Lab, Al Quoz.
Maximum of 10 students per class.
One class per week.
Term consists of 10 classes.
Classes are 50 minutes long.
Parents and guardians are not allowed in classes.
Classes require a minimum of 2 students to take place.
PRICE
Term (10 Classes) | AED 1680 per child
Single Class | AED 189 per child
Prorated term fee applied when registering after the start of term.
New students can purchase a Welcome Pack, consisting of a bag, PPE and lab coat for AED 105.
Off-peak discount of 20% available for weekday morning sessions.
Sibling discount of 10% available for afternoon and weekend sessions, when signing up 2 or more siblings. (Applied to total)
Multi-Module discount available when signing up for more than 1 module in a term. (Applied to the total)
All prices are inclusive of VAT.
HOW TO BOOK
First, you will need to choose the session that works best for your child from our schedule of classes. You can find this at the link below.
Once you have chosen your desired session, please fill out the Module Booking Form at the bottom of the page and hit Submit. We will get back to you very soon to confirm the booking.
If you already know the session you would like to book, head straight over to the Booking Form below.
Or get in touch with us directly for bookings or queries.
AND MORE…
PARTIES
Looking for a real science party for your future scientist?
Host your guests at our lab and let us do what we do best; make your guests fall in love with science! Lasers, rockets, chemical reactions and explosions! We have heaps of science-based entertainment that will definitely drop jaws and make your party memorable!
EVENTS
Bring your events to life by having Curiosity Lab add some science and wonder to your institutions, as we have for countless children at events for UAE Innovates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, Dubai Municipality and schools all across the UAE.
Please get in touch for more details.
TEACHER TRAINING
Curiosity Lab was set up to make every child fall in love with science. This admittedly ambitious task can only be made possible by equipping your teachers with all the skills they need to help them bring their science curriculum to life by filling their science classes with fun, enthusiasm and wonder.
Please get in touch for more details.
BETWEEN TWO NERDS
Between Two Nerds is a science podcast for curious minds, young and old! Every week, we invite a small human being to sit between the Curiosity Lab nerds and let their curiosity loose in an unscripted conversation exploring the wonders of science.
Click below to listen to us now!
LIVE FEED
LOCATION
Curiosity Lab conducts its classes out of:
JUST PLAY SPORTS COMPLEX
5 15A Street, Al Quoz, Dubai
CONTACT US
We are always brewing potions and blowing things up, but you can get in touch with us using one of these methods:
Or through this form.